Lundbeck Foundation Professorship Programme (Denmark)

The Lundbeck Foundation’s ambition is to make Denmark leading in neuroscience research by funding relevant biomedical, health, clinical and other sciences in Denmark. The goal is to foster world-class research at Danish universities and Danish university hospitals. At the same time, their grants must help provide an environment that stimulates the best graduates and scientists at all career levels.

The purpose of the Lundbeck Foundation professorship programme is to support the development of a research environment centred on an internationally recognised scientist and research leader in order to advance ground-breaking research. They expect the Lundbeck Foundation Professor to make significant contributions to research and, at the same time, develop and mentor junior researchers.

Lundbeck Foundation believes that diversity strengthens science and for this reason diversity, including, but not limited to, gender and ethnic origin, is encouraged. It is therefore important that they receive applications from as many qualified scientists as possible, from all backgrounds.

Themes

• The research should be within the field of basic or clinical neuroscience, or science with clear relevance to neuroscience. The term ‘neuroscience’ is used here in its broadest sense, hence including medical, technical, natural and social sciences as well as humanities.

Funding Information

• You can apply for DKK 20-40 million for a period of six years with an option for renewal for up to six years. They expect to award 4-6 grants. The budget may include staff and non-staff costs related to the project, except salaries of tenured staff.

Eligible Projects

• Your project proposes frontline clinical, translational or basic research and you have a compelling vision for your research and clear ideas of its potential impact. The research must be based at a non-commercial Danish research institution.

Eligibility Criteria

• They expect you to be a researcher qualified to the level of full professor and to have demonstrated excellent research leadership. They welcome internationally recognised researchers with a track record of significant and excellent achievements over the past ten years. They expect the successful applicants to spend the majority of their time on the project.

Evaluation Criteria

• The evaluation will be based on:
  • Excellence of the applicant (scientific achievements, creativity, commitment, leadership skills/capacity development, collaboration and network)
  • Excellence of the research project (ground-breaking nature, potential impact, scientific approach, interdisciplinarity, feasibility)
  • Excellence of the host environment (scientific skills, facilities, commitment)
  • Expected impact on Danish neuroscience
  • Potential impact on neuroscience and/or human health, including the feasibility of the roadmap to impact.
  • Current funding level of the applicant.

Application Requirements

• You must submit your application, written in English, via Lundbeck Foundation’s application system. Your application must include the following:
  • Research plan
  • Publication list
  • CV
  • Budget
  • Letter(s) of support from the Danish host institution.

For more information, visit Lundbeck Foundation.